How to interchange ctrl and capslock keys in linux system

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Linux wants to exchange the capslock key and Ctrl key on the keyboard to facilitate the usual input, how to set it? Let's take a look at the detailed tutorial.

1. First, click "launcher" on the taskbar.

2. Find the terminal in the initiator and run it.

3. Create a .xmodmap file in the home directory of the current user in the terminal, which is not available under the default linux. If it already exists, skip this step.

4. After the creation is completed, open this file with vim.

5. After opening it with vim, press I key to enter edit mode and enter the following.

Remove Lock = Caps_Lock

Remove Control = Control_L

Keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock

Keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L

Add Lock = Caps_Lock

Add Control = Control_L

6. After the input is complete, execute the wq command in vim and save and exit .xmodmap.

7. After exiting, execute the following command to load the .xmodmap configuration file.

Xmodmap .xmodmap

8. After the execution is completed, you will find that the ctrl and capslock keys of the keyboard have been exchanged successfully.

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